That statement is a steaming pile of BS. A weapon is an inanimate object, incapable of aggression. If putting a weapon in a persons hand makes them aggressive then that is a character deficency in that individual and has nothing to do with the weapon. By using your logic I might claim that beer has given me a beer gut. But the truth is, that beer would have sat right there on the shelf if I did not buy it. And nothing would have happened if I did not drink it. The fault is not with the beer it's with me.
If someone abuses a weapon it is not the fault of the weapon, the people who made it, or other uninvolved people who own a weapon. It is the fault of the indvidual only.
We had a gun control thread already. A lot of acrimony, argument, link posting, baiting and it all boiled down to Europeans having a different opinion than North Americans on the subject. And not a little condecension over the cultural differences on both sides.
You're right, that is honestly one ignorant statement indeed IMHO (and I'm usually right), and you explained why perfectly. I don't turn into Mr. Hyde when I'm holding my gun for I'm a responsible, law-abiding individual without any past misdeamonors/felony on my reccord.. Curious as of what did he sent you in his PM that he didn't post here about? His side of the argument made private? No need to answer if it's private, Samm, but I am a bit intrigued.